It works like this. From the redshifts of stars in another galaxy, one can deduce it's rate of rotation. From that one can work out the mass required to hold the rotating mass in place. This mass exceeds the mass of visible stars in the galaxy, even allowing for dust obscuration and such. If the on...

As you practice the clinging drops away naturally like ripening fruit falling off a tree. Don't try to think about it too much or force it. Ajahn Chah used a good example of your practice being like a pet duck. Its your job to feed it, how fast or slow the duck grows is up to the duck. You just have...

S509: Why is belief in reincarnation a requirement of following the Buddha? Must one believe in reincarnation to attain supreme joy and peace of mind? To follow the Buddha's Dharma or teachings superficially, that is, without understanding them, is surely possible and popular. The answer to your se...

What puzzles me is, why bother calling oneself a "Buddhist" when rebirth & karma have little or no value to one? If a good life thanks to a tamed mind is what one wants, then any theistic religion will do fine. If "God" is another notion one does not like, then a righteous secularist life, with som...

I don't believe in rebirth either, and when I say don't I mean I can't, like I posted on dhammawheel in the words of Ricky gervais you can't believe in something you don't. I think its easier to follow theravada as an atheist, but its important to quote all the four solaces when mentioning them. "No...